On the one hand, the head coach attempted to play down talk of his team
mounting a sustained bid for the Barclays Premier League title this season.
On the other, his admission that there is likely to be a “very, very
frantic” end to the transfer window at a club who have already spent
lavishly, will doubtless trigger fresh waves of excitement among supporters
who started the summer with a sense of trepidation and yet may end it with a
boundless sense of optimism. Since Tottenham